puzzle

 ACROSS

  1 Kidder in "Superman" films

  7 Bonobo and orangutan

 11 "The Talk" network

 14 "Me! Me!"

 15 Obtain fraudulently

 16 "The Lord of the Rings" humanoid

 17 ABBA, for instance

 19 Salmon ___ (sushi choice)

 20 Round Dutch cheese

 21 Horseshoe's place

 22 Toy vehicle with a handle

 24 Half a Worcestershire sauce duo

 26 "The Simpsons" block?

 28 Tail off

 30 Common deg. for a CEO

 32 ___ next door

 33 Athlete who uses irons

 35 Common deg. for a professor

 36 "Quickly!"

 40 Facetious nickname for a singular couple

 43 Former Giant Chris (SEEN anagram)

 44 Female chicken

 45 Reindeer part

 46 Anesthetize

 48 "Catch you later!"

 49 Ballpoint filler

 50 Round of buck-passing

 54 Did a basic dog trick

 56 Flood preventer

 57 Japanese noodle

 59 They may be bridged or filled

 62 Ruckus

 63 "I'm not done," or a hint to both words in 17-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across?

 66 Carp in a garden pond

 67 Muslim prayer leader

 68 Strongly opposed (to)

 69 Call a halt to

 70 "Awkwafina Is ___ From Queens"

 71 Clears all data from

DOWN



  1 Boggy ground

  2 What Ritalin treats: Abbr.

  3 Color associated with Queen Charlotte

  4 Super easy answer

  5 One could be titled "To a Tee"

  6 Reggae's Peter

  7 Loathe

  8 Messy dessert battle

  9 National Mall tree

 10 Criticize harshly

 11 Short-legged dog

 12 Witch's ride

 13 "Don't make a ___!"

 18 N.Y. nightclub in a Manilow song

 23 "Finally ..."

 25 City north of Des Moines

 27 Chicago airport

 28 They're often cracked before breakfast

 29 Brought into being

 31 Dudes' embrace

 34 Possible meaning of "Meow!"

 35 Bill signer's need

 37 Game with no opponent

 38 Congregant's reply

 39 Free lunch at the office, e.g.

 41 Major celebrity

 42 Small bills

 47 Land, like a fish

 48 Actress Neuwirth

 50 Lively on TV?

 51 Pretended to have feelings for

 52 Shun

 53 Poppa's partner, perhaps

 55 Choreographer de Mille

 58 Miles away

 60 (Hey, you!)

 61 Spike Lee's "___ Gotta Have It"

 64 Mopey music genre

 65 "___ run out of ideas"

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